The "pre-firing" is almost finished in Quế An village

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:37 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen

The kiln is lit for the prefiring. The pots starts to get black stains, which shows that the prefiring is almost done (as said by the potter).

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

Q43

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

Title alt

Giai đoạn chồng lò (nung sơ) gần như đã được hoàn thiện, tại làng Quế An

Description alt

Giai đoạn chồng lò (nung sơ) gần như đã được hoàn thành, tại làng Quế An

Cultural group

Kinh

Participants

Võ Thị Sương

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Quế An, Quế Sơn district, Quảng Nam Province

Materials

Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery

Materials alt

Đất sét (vietnamese for clay), Đất núng (vietnamese for pottery ; literal. "earth cooked")

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Backyard

Temporality

The process of pre-firing usually takes around 30min and takes place in the early afternoon (usually around 3pm)

Intent

The pre-firing is used to completely dry the pots and make them extra-hard and reduce the risk of breaking during the firing

Date of creation

2023-04-25

Unique ID

2020SG03-Q43-0137